scholiast
an ancient commentator on the classics.
a person who writes scholia.
Origin of scholiast
1Other words from scholiast
- scho·li·as·tic, adjective
Words Nearby scholiast
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How to use scholiast in a sentence
Seiler thinks that only the Trojans used the battle-axe; perhaps for damaging the ships: he follows the scholiast.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangThe custom appears to have existed as late as the time of the scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangThe scholiast cites Plato ἐν τῇ Πολιτείᾳ, which seems a mistake for ἐν τῷ Σοφίστῃ.
The scholiast of the latter gives a description of the process, which exactly answers to the Mexican delineation.
John Rutherford, the White Chief | George Lillie CraikAnd so too does the notice of the scholiast (after Apollodorus) on Sophocles, Oed.
Problems in Periclean Buildings | G. W. Elderkin
British Dictionary definitions for scholiast
/ (ˈskəʊlɪˌæst) /
a medieval annotator, esp of classical texts
Origin of scholiast
1Derived forms of scholiast
- scholiastic, adjective
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